In part 2 of their interview, Josh and Lolly Weed have been married since 2002 and are the parents of three daughters. Josh recently came out to the world as a Mormon homosexual married to a woman in the blog post that went viral, “Club Unicorn: In which I come out …

In part 1 of their interview, Josh and Lolly Weed have been married since 2002 and are the parents of three daughters. Josh recently came out to the world as a Mormon homosexual married to a woman in the blog post that went viral, “Club Unicorn: In which I come …

(part 1 of 2 ) Sixteen years into their marriage, Mikeal and Mandi Jensen have a keen awareness of what exactly it means to be in a “mixed-orientation marriage” and they do not hold back in sharing how they feel about it. When they first married, though they were both …

(part 1 of 2 ) When Cooper was told, as a child, that it wasn’t OK for him to assume the role of the wife while playing house and think nothing of it, he started putting a part of himself away. After his mission, life went well for a while, …

(part 2 of 2) “I think I use the word ‘bisexual’ sort of as a shield…” In the second part of his interview, Cooper clarifies that he isn’t sure what he is but is much more than a label, and he delves a bit deeper in some ways. He doesn’t …

While growing up in an LDS home, Adam never thought of himself as gay, though he played with My Little Ponies and wanted to be a princess for Halloween. After all, he couldn’t be LDS and gay, he thought. In high school, dating a girl felt unnatural, and when he …

(part 5 of 5) Lee Beckstead, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a private therapy practice in Salt Lake City. Over the years, he has conducted extensive research into understanding how to resolve sexual, social, and religious conflicts. As a part of an APA task force, he helped evaluate interventions …

(part 5 of 5) In part 5 of his interview, Rich Wyler, life-coach and founder of the non-profit People Can Change and “Journey Into Manhood”, explains that his philosophy isn’t about force and expresses gratitude for what he has learned from his experience with same-sex attraction. When coaching a young LDS …

(part 4 of 5) Lee Beckstead, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a private therapy practice in Salt Lake City. Over the years, he has conducted extensive research into understanding how to resolve sexual, social, and religious conflicts. As a part of an APA task force, he helped evaluate interventions …

(part 3 of 5) Lee Beckstead, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a private therapy practice in Salt Lake City. Over the years, he has conducted extensive research into understanding how to resolve sexual, social, and religious conflicts. As a part of an APA task force, he helped evaluate interventions …

In part 4 of his interview, Rich Wyler, life-coach and founder of the non-profit People Can Change and “Journey Into Manhood”, describes his motivations for establishing those organizations and explains his purpose and vision behind them. Through his confession, excommunication, and restoration of church membership and temple blessings, Rich found some …

In part 3 of his interview, Rich Wyler, life coach and founder of People Can Change, expounds his perspective on the origins and expression of his same-sex attraction and the experience of finding that perspective. While Rich describes his father as kind, he also believes a fear of touch may …

(part 2 of 5) Joanna Brooks, Ph.D, is a national voice on Mormon life and politics and an award-winning scholar of religion and American culture and the author of The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith. In Part Two, Joanna and Kendall explore Mormon Identity–what happens when one is …

(part 2 of 5) Lee Beckstead, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a private therapy practice in Salt Lake City. Over the years, he has conducted extensive research into understanding how to resolve sexual, social, and religious conflicts. As a part of an APA task force, he helped evaluate interventions …

(part 2 of 5) In part 2 of his interview, Rich Wyler, life coach and founder of People Can Change, describes how he finally found meaningful help with his sexual-religious conflict. Married, with children, he’d been to 12-step programs for sexual addiction, but he hadn’t found sustainable resolution for his …

Austin is still trying to figure out what it means for him to be gay and how that and his religious life fit together. When he converted to the LDS Church at the age of eleven, Austin decided he didn’t want to be gay. He was worried that it would …

(part 1 of 5) Rich Wyler is a life-coach and founder of the non-profit People Can Change, which is best known for “Journey Into Manhood”, a 48-hour experiential weekend for men who want to resolve unwanted homosexual attractions. Having once considered himself to be homosexual or of a “same sex …

David compares the spiritual experience he had that told him the church was true with an experience in the temple that prompted him to date men and prepare to adopt children. His journey explores the nature of testimony and spiritual authority as it relates to individual experience. (The views expressed …

“Not every little boy who plays with Barbie’s turns out to be gay, but. . . if while playing with Barbies you have Ken break-up with Barbie so he can spend more time with his best friend–your chances go up.” Craig points to such childhood memories, as one of many …

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints share their stories of love, faith, and support for their homosexual brothers and sisters.

This video was produced by the Far Between team as a way for members of the church to share feelings of empathy, love, and hope. This is not a statement confronting the church – the people or policies. These videos are simply an effort to share stories and offer a sense of hope and community for those who are same-sex attracted or homosexual and Mormon today. If there is any message to be taken by the LDS Church it is that we hope they continue to make strides in creating a more loving environment in Mormon culture that is conducive to those who involuntarily experience same-sex attraction or homosexuality and choose to live the Mormon lifestyle. For many, the current cultural messages and official statements and programs don’t ring true to the lived experiences of many homosexual/SSA Latter-day Saints and therefore tend to fall short in buoying up those most in need. But we know that as we continue to share and listen and work together, we will make it better for all.

This video was created by the Far Between team to show Mormon LGBT youth who may be feeling alone and afraid, that they are not alone and life can get better with hope for happiness and love in their life. It’s sponsored by USGA (Understanding Same-Gender Attraction) which is an unofficial group of Brigham Young University students, faculty, and friends who wish to strengthen families and the BYU community by providing a place for open, respectful discussions on the topic of same-gender attraction. Neither USGA nor the Far Between website are forums for angry, vulgar, or profane remarks of any kind, nor for expressions of antagonism against any person or organization. In order to foster an environment of respect and understanding, we ask all to be respectful of BYU, the Church, and the beliefs and experiences of others.

If you’d like to add you voice to the messages of hope and love, please make a video, upload it to YouTube and send us the link. Thanks!

The website itgetsbetter.org is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future. It’s a place where straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members. It’s a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge, watch videos of love and support, and seek help. Take the pledge to help make it better for others.

If you are considering suicide or need help, call the Trevor Project now: 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386).

Warren takes a no-nonsens approaches as he explains the complexity of his sexual, emotional, mental attractions. He doesn’t shy away from speaking of experience with sexual abuse. He admits to seeing a possible connection where sexual attraction is concerned–of the other ways in which he is attracted to men he …

Tim, speaks of the difficulties of reconciling two “seemingly irreconcilable” identities–gay and Mormon. Support the Project–visit KICKSTARTER (The views expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect those of the producers of Far Between but are reflective of some aspects of what it means to be homosexual and Mormon today.)